Function: The function of the OCWWS Training Division
is to ensure NWS staff receives the training required to attain/maintain
proficiency in providing accurate and timely forecasts and warnings to
the public. The process for determining training requirements, and effecting
their implementation in a prioritized manner and within available budgets,
is specified by the NWS National
Strategic Training and Education Plan (NSTEP).
The Division staff at NWS Headquarters is responsible for overall program
control and administration. Their functions include coordinating training
requirements with the NSTEP Field Requirements
Group (FRG) on an annual cycle, organizing these requirements within
available budgets, advocating unfunded training requirements to upper
management for consideration, and working with the entire NSTEP
Team to ensure training techniques and technologies are appropriate
and upgraded as needed.
Structure: The Division articulates and distributes training
requirements to the NSTEP Heads
of Training Group (HOTG) via an annual Implementation
Plan for Training. The HOTG is comprised of the three NWS training
facilities:
Once provided with requirements via the annual plans, the HOTG assumes
responsibility for developing and providing needed training in the areas
described therein.
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